I was born to travel !
From a very early age my parents took me on the ‘high seas’ (well the ferry between Belfast and Liverpool) that was my very first taste of travel and adventure with sea sickness thrown in for good measure..!
At the age of 8, my parents took a huge leap of faith and packed the family up from Northern Ireland and headed to the other side of the world- Auckland, New Zealand for new opportunities.
I remember going to school, spinning the globe with my classmates and thinking – How do we get down ‘there’ ?? !!
And off we went – many stops along the way and here I am based in Kingsland, Auckland still travelling and will never ever stop..
I started my retail career many years ago – 29 years in fact – as an office junior and within 18 months was running the agency.
A retail career of five years (back then without computers – it was just you and the telephone!) gave me a good knowledge of both sides of the globe.
My Wanderlust kicked in and I returned home to Ireland and the UK. I worked in Essex, UK for a large retail group and in Corporate Travel in London for American Express dealing with high end corporate clients for a number of years…
I returned to New Zealand a few years later – after tripping around Europe/UK and again worked in Corporate Travel as a Senior Consultant- that Uk/Europe experience definitely paid off Sales roles followed – with a lot of escorting corporate groups/incentive groups (which I adore) But there had to be more – working long hours for someone else is not much fun..
So I took the plunge and became a broker… I have my own brand – Live Breathe Travel, but am aligned with the very successful NZ Travel Broker Group. This gives us group buying power – offering you, our potential client the best deals to anywhere in the world !
I work from a home based office on the border of Morningside & Kingsland.
I am happy to visit you at your office, home during the day or after hours if this suits best. The beauty of being a broker is the flexibility- I will just slot in with whatever your needs are.
Am always delighted to catch up over a coffee or glass of wine to discuss your travel ‘wish list’.
I am incredibly passionate about women’s travel – having escorted many groups away in my time in the corporate world – think there is nothing more fun than a group of like minded women exploring a new destination together.. be friends or complete strangers. I am currently creating a girlie brand to do just that ..watch this space !
I have visited over 60 countries and counting. New York and the Caribbean was the highlight of a ‘big’ birthday. Vietnam is another favourite. I LOVE Bali (having visited 23 times and counting!) I am passionate about South East Asia, Europe, North America and more…
Special places for me :-
- New York New York ! Shopping and sights
- India –stayed in a Palace – rode camels, elephants and houseboats
- Grand Cayman – swam with the Sting Rays
- Mexico – got up and personal with the Dolphins and sang tunes with Mariachi Bands
- Italy – one of my favourites – the culture the passion of the people – priceless
- Ireland – my home land will never cease to amaze me – every time I go home I see something new… it is the people and their humour which makes Ireland so special – we are funny people !!
- The list could go on and on…
So what is on your ‘bucket list’ ? And when can I help you create this ?
